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To Live in June with Your Tongue Hanging out

2019 · 24 min

A quiet, thoughtful documentary portrait that asks you to sit with the weight of exile and conviction.

Directed by
Coco Fusco
Starring
Amaury Pacheco, Iris Ruiz, Lynn Cruz
Overview
Though he first supported the Cuban revolution as a young man, Reinaldo Arenas spent much of his adult life on the island as a persona non grata because of his open homosexuality and politically dissident views.

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Directed by
Coco Fusco
Starring
Amaury Pacheco, Iris Ruiz, Lynn Cruz
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • politics
  • isolation
  • freedom
  • art
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Directed by
Coco Fusco
Written by
Coco Fusco
Starring
Amaury Pacheco, Iris Ruiz, Lynn Cruz
Runtime
24 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Spanish

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